Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Sloppy Joes







I grew up eating Sloppy Joes that my mom made using a dry packet. I remember those sandwiches tasting so good. She would prepare them and then wrap them in wax paper before serving so that the buns would steam. A recipe in a little magazine called American Profile caught my eye and I decided to work off of it and try my own. Let's just say that mom's were still better. This was okay, but just not quite right.




Sloppy Joes





1 lb. ground beef


1/2 lb ground pork


3 garlic cloves, minced


1/2 red bell pepper, chopped


2 (15 oz. ) cans tomato sauce


1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste


1 (15 oz.) can petite diced tomatoes, drained


1/2 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce


1 Tbsp. liquid smoke


1 Tbsp. balsamic vinegar


1 Tbsp. jarred barbecue sauce


1 tsp. sugar (optional)


Coarsely ground black pepper


1/2 cup water










combine meats, onion and garlic in large skillet. Cook over medium heat, breaking up meat with a spoon, until no longer pink. Drain excess fat.



Add remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally; until thick.



Serve on hamburger buns.





erves 8.





4 comments:

LarryO said...

Nice to see you are back to your blog.

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Medifast Coupons said...

I love Sloppy Joe's and so does my family. Thanks for your recipe version and I look forward to trying, recipe sounds great.

Norah Carroll said...

Hi Michael! I'm glad to see you're blogging again - I've been following your blog since earlier this summer and love your content. I wanted to shoot you an email about a guest blogging opportunity for Hy-Vee -- what would be the best email address to reach you at?

Thanks!

Norah Carroll